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Co-sponsored by the CTLR, Library and ITS @ MiddleburyWed, 28 Aug 2013 21:39:03 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Extending the Textbook – Prof Kyoko Davishttp://sites.middlebury.edu/teachwithtech/2009/10/05/extending-the-textbook-prof-kyoko-davis/
http://sites.middlebury.edu/teachwithtech/2009/10/05/extending-the-textbook-prof-kyoko-davis/#commentsMon, 05 Oct 2009 19:57:52 +0000http://sites.middlebury.edu/teachwithtech/?p=31Continue reading →]]>Prof. Kyoko Davis has never been fully satisfied with the audio resources included with any of the textbooks used by the Japanese dept. The Japanese dept currently uses Genki, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese. To supplement the audio resources that accompany this textbook, Prof. Davis has recorded additional audio material for students, some of this audio contains material from the textbook that is not in the accompanying resources, some contain alternative versions that are presented at a faster and/or slower pace and some contain supplementary material.

One area of study that Prof. Kyoko has focused on is vocabulary instruction. She has worked with Media Services to record hundreds of vocabulary items and used a spreadsheet to document all the metadata for each item including Hiragana, Katagana and Kanji representations of a given word, its English translation, grammatical categorization and information about lessons it appears in. All of this information was then imported into a database that was accessed by a web application she helped design for vocabulary study that allows students to specify items they know and don’t know, tracks their study habits and generates quizzes customized to their particular knowledge of the items studied.

Summary of Poster Session: James Morrison explained how he uses podcasts to record his lectures so that after class, students can review the lectures. “Students can double check difficult, complicated concepts; Overcome language barriers; Get Missed Material. ** Note: My podcasting had no noticeable influence on lecture attendance! **“. Additionally, anyone from around the world can listen to his lectures. The lectures can be found on his course website: http://sites.middlebury.edu/ipespring09/

How to Podcast:

(1) Record the Audio
(2) Upload the Audio
(3) Publicize the files’ location